Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecología
marino asociado a arrecife; rango de profundidad 5 - 24 m (Ref. 5227). Tropical
Northwest Pacific: Taiwan and southern Japan. Southeast Pacific: Galapagos Islands.
Tamaño / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 90.0 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 11114)
Lives in rocky, boulder strewn areas and walls. Lurks in holes, crevices and dark recesses. Constantly opens and closes it mouth, an action required for respiration, not a threat (Ref. 5227). Despite its large size, this fish is not consumed as food (Ref. 28023).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva
Chen, H.-M., K.-T. Shao and C.T. Chen, 1994. A review of the muraenid eels (Family Muraenidae) from Taiwan with descriptions of twelve new records. Zool. Stud. 33(1):44-64. (Ref. 6934)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Pesquerías: de interés potencial
Herramientas
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 18.5 - 27, mean 23.6 °C (based on 273 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5002 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00048 (0.00028 - 0.00081), b=3.24 (3.10 - 3.38), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref.
93245).
Nivel trófico (Ref.
69278): 4.5 ±0.80 se; based on food items.
Resiliencia (Ref.
120179): Bajo, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo de 4.5-14 años (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): High vulnerability (56 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 30.2 [16.3, 48.4] mg/100g; Iron = 0.478 [0.280, 0.945] mg/100g; Protein = 18.9 [16.6, 21.4] %; Omega3 = 0.101 [0.046, 0.293] g/100g; Selenium = 35.4 [19.1, 73.3] μg/100g; VitaminA = 106 [30, 342] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.789 [0.541, 1.110] mg/100g (wet weight);